Beginning Head Construction

[New Masters Academy]

In this lesson, you will look at the proportion and construction of the skull from different views. Instructor Steve Huston will teach you how to use basic shapes like boxes, cylinders, and spheres to form the head. He will also illustrate how the Old Masters construct the human head through history.

This lesson belongs to the course Constructive Head Drawing I. During this 6-week course, renowned artist Steve Huston will teach you a direct and powerful approach to drawing the human head. Steve will show you the basic and intermediate constructions of the head. Then, you will learn to draw facial features by studying the informative lectures on anatomy, structure, and placement. You will also watch Steve analyze some portrait artworks from the Old Masters to understand the application of simple forms and shapes. After this course, you will gain a deeper understanding of the anatomy of the head and the nuances of every facial feature; this is crucial information for creating portrait drawings.

Throughout this course, you’ll have access to the NMA community for feedback and critiques to improve your work as you progress.

[Nick Salome]

I love the idea of which side of the normative value to err on!  This is such a helpful idea, I thought it deserves a name. Is there an official term for this?  In growth study there is the “cephalocaudal gradient of growth”(the principle that structures closer to the head grow first). Maybe this gradient would then be the “cephalocaudal gradient of error.”

thoughts from a newbie who knows a little anatomy.

-nick

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